踏上

tàshàng

verb HSK 7-9 #31,796

Meanings

1 to set foot on; to step onto
2 to embark on (a journey, path)

Characters

to step on; to tread

Examples

他踏上了去北京的火车。

Tā tàshàng le qù Běijīng de huǒchē.

He stepped onto the train to Beijing.

她终于踏上了回家的路。

Tā zhōngyú tàshàng le huíjiā de lù.

She finally set out on the road home.

Tips

usage

Often used figuratively for beginning a journey or new phase of life — 踏上征程 (embark on a journey), 踏上新的道路 (step onto a new path).

Stroke Order

踏 tà

上 shàng